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· Michelle De Pacina
‘Squid Game’ becomes first South Korean show to be nominated for Critics Choice Award
The Netflix hit series “Squid Game” is the first South Korean TV show to be nominated for a Critics Choice Award in its 27-year history. The nominations: Netflix’s top series of all time landed three nominations at the upcoming 2022 Critics Choice Awards, as was announced on Dec…
· Grace Kim
‘It’s not just this magical, fantasy world’: Korean American TikToker on changing attitudes toward South Korea
Whether it’s in the form of music, TV shows, skincare products or marinated meat, Korean culture is everywhere. On TikTok, Korean American creator Priscilla Kwon, who once hid her culture to fit in, amasses millions of views by sharing whatever’s trending in Korea with the…
· Maina Chen
‘You and your people’: Iowa senator’s ‘compliment’ towards Korean American judge ignites stereotype debate
A Korean American judge received a microaggressive remark during her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. The remark: Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), 88, lauded judicial nominee Lucy Koh’s tenacity in the hearing but closed off his comments with what many are…
· Carl Samson
‘Kimchi War’: Koreans Blast China After They Win ‘Pao Cai’ Certification
A cultural war over fermented cabbages between China and South Korea has gone extra spicy after Beijing won global certification for “pao cai,” the Chinese version of kimchi. The certification, awarded by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), was reportedly…
· Editorial Staff
The U.S. Used Japanese Kids to Fight in the Korean War, Top Secret Documents Reveal
The U.S. took Japanese children as young as 9 to the Korean War that broke out in 1950, according to top-secret documents from the National Archives and Records Administration. Researchers from the Mainichi Shimbun obtained the files from the United States National Archives and…
· Bryan Ke
Korean Consulate In Canada Warns of Danger After Citizens are Stabbed and Beaten Because of Coronavirus
The Consulate of South Korea in Montreal, Canada released a warning to people of East Asian descent after two Koreans were attacked on two different occasions over the weekend amid the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In its warning in Korean, it advised those of East…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Chinese-American Marine Who Single-handedly Saved 8,000 Men in the Korean War
Nearly four years after passing at his home in Washington, Kurt Chew-Een Lee and his valor in the Korean War lives on in grateful memory. Lee, a Chinese-American Marine, is remembered by many for single-handedly driving Chinese attackers away during the Battle of Inchon in 1950.
· Kyle Encina
How One Resilient Korean Woman Survived 2 Wars and Gave Her Family a Better Life in the U.S.
“Most of my life was filled with sorrow. I grew up in poverty, starvation, the time of war, and was uneducated. If I don’t have to, I try not to think about the past.” Wi Yol “Lilly” Pierce’s heartbreaking words about her story, filled with challenges, hardships, and woe, have…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Spiderman Actor Asks Korean-American How He Learned English, Awkwardness Ensues
During an interview promoting Spider-Man: Homecoming in South Korea, Tom Holland complimented Korean-American Eric Nam on his English and asked him how he learned it. According to Koreaboo, Nam, GQ Korea’s Man of the Year 2016 and Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia 2017, interviewed…
· Carl Samson
Japan Warns Citizens Of North Korean Nuclear Strike in New Chilling Broadcast
In a new national broadcast, Japan alerted its citizens to seek shelter in sturdy buildings or lie face down on the ground in the unfortunate event that North Korea fires a nuclear missile at the country. The 30-second announcement is being aired on 43 TV stations from now until…
· Ryan General
South Korean Artist Auctions Her Trophy During Awards Show Because She’s Broke
A South Korean artist made a surprising announcement last Tuesday night at the Korean Music Awards that left an entire audience bewildered. Indie folk singer Lee Lang. recipient of the Best Folk Song Award for the single “Playing God”, casually auctioned off her trophy to the…
· Editorial Staff
Here’s the Idiotic Reason Otto Warmbier May Have Stolen That North Korean Poster
Otto Warmbier, the 21-year-old University of Virginia college student sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for stealing a North Korean propaganda poster from his hotel may have done it to try and impress a secret society at UVA. Before his harsh sentencing for the crime of petty…
· Editorial Staff
Guy Poses as Korean Celebrity in Chinese Mall, Gets Swarmed By Everyone
YouTube Channel Re-Productions went to a shopping mall in China to see how the public reacted with a totally unknown person posing as a Korean celebrity.
· Michelle De Pacina
Man arrested 5 times in 3 days because he looked like North Korean fugitive
A man from China was reported to the police five times in three days due to his resemblance to a North Korean defector. The doppelganger: The Chinese man in the dark blue jacket has a similar hairstyle, facial features and expression of the North Korean, who is identified as Zhu…
· Bryan Ke
Hyun Sook Han, adoption trailblazer who helped connect Korean adoptees and families, dies at 83
A Korean social worker who dedicated her life to helping build families through international adoption has died at 83. What happened: Hyun Sook Han, affectionately known by friends and family as Mrs. Han, passed away from kidney cancer in her home in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Nov.…
· Sarah Yukiko
Meet the viral TikTok star veganizing classic Korean dishes
In a time when identity can be divisive, Joanne Lee Molinaro has curated a space to bring people together: Korean, vegan or otherwise. The first time I encountered Molinaro, also known as the Korean Vegan, it was through her TikTok. The app’s algorithm, always uncannily certain…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Korean culture is dominating the world’: South Korean President Moon congratulates BTS on AMA win
South Korean President Moon Jae-in tweeted a congratulatory message for BTS after they won the 2021 “Artist of the Year” award at the American Music Awards (AMAs). Korea’s soft power: President Moon celebrated the K-pop band’s historical AMAs win by congratulating and thanking…
· Ryan General
Donald Trump awarded honorary ninth-degree taekwondo black belt — now outranks Chuck Norris
Donald Trump is now a taekwondo black belt holder despite never having actually practiced taekwondo. Martial artist: Kukkiwon, a taekwondo governing body based in South Korea, presented the former president with an honorary ninth dan black belt at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm…
· Jiselle Lee
‘Not theirs to claim’: Korean American entrepreneur threatened with ‘pimple patches’ trademark lawsuit
David Yi, a Korean American style and beauty entrepreneur, said a potential lawsuit from the men’s grooming brand Stryx is a threat to his business. Pimple patches product: Yi’s startup beauty brand, Good Light, launched “luna pimple patches” in late October.
· Michelle De Pacina
2021 MTV EMAs: BTS wins most awards, Olivia Rodrigo and Saweetie also winners
BTS recently won every award they were nominated for at the 2021 MTV EMAs. The winners: During the awards ceremony, which took place on Nov. 14 in Budapest, BTS became the biggest winners of the night by taking home the four awards they were nominated for, Bandwagon Asia…